Faculty Handbook 2020-2021

SUNY College of Optometry

Faculty Handbook 2020-21

E. Dissertation Committee 1. Each student, in consultation with his/her advisor, will select a Dissertation Research Committee. The Dissertation Committee will consist of (a) the student’s advisor, and (b) at least two qualified faculty who have agreed to serve on the Committee. Since one role of the Dissertation Committee is to resolve any conflicts between the student and his/her advisor, the advisor cannot be the chairperson of the committee. The Dissertation Committee must be created prior to the Qualifying Examination. The Dissertation Committee must be approved by the associate dean. F. Qualifying Examination 1. The Qualifying Exam consists of a Dissertation Proposal, which must be submitted by the end of Year 3. It should be in the form of a grant application, such as the National Institutes of Health National Research Service Award (NRSA) to include: Aims Background and Significance Preliminary Data, Materials and Methods Timetable Students are encouraged to submit the proposal to the Dissertation Committee by the beginning of Year 3. 2. The student will be required to orally defend of the written dissertation proposal which will be graded by the student’s Dissertation Research Committee. The Committee may: (i) pass the proposal indicating that the detailed aims are sufficient for an acceptable doctoral thesis; (ii) conditionally pass the proposal calling for remedial changes; or (iii) fail the proposal. Failure of the Dissertation Proposal may result in a student’s termination from the graduate program as decided by the associate dean. A student so terminated may submit a written request to the associate dean for the conferral of a MS degree. (IX. A.12) 3. Appropriate forms will be signed by the Dissertation Committee and filed with the Associate Dean’s Office indicating that the proposal has been accepted and that completion of the detailed aims are sufficient for an acceptable doctoral thesis. A copy of this form will be forwarded to the student.

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